It's about time they got some better systems that cut people off when they reach their credit limit really isn't it.
I know my provider updates their billing and I have a £20 limit on it which if I exceed it immediately stops me from making more calls or using more data. I use it as piece of mind so I know I'm not going to get a massive bill.
All providers should immediately stop any more calls being made when the credit limit is reached. My credit limit prior to asking for it to be dropped to £20 was £1000, so it would have stopped me using any more than that.
If I refresh my usage it updates in realtime on the website, why don't Vodafone have a more modern billing system like this?
If I was in his position I'd declare myself bankrupt
That costs £450 + £175 court costs.
You have to wait for your creditors to do it if you can't afford that, but there's no point in them doing it if you don't have assets so they'll just keep chasing him for small monthly payments.
You could find it difficult getting credit for up to 15 years, and you'll still need to pay some money to creditors if you come into any money until it's discharged, you'll lose anything you own apart from clothes, car, tools, books and basic furnishings. Anything else you own goes to paying debts of your creditors.
... when Vodafone do it's next inflationary increase - this muppet is partially to blame!
Surely it is the other way round, and even possibly so with this guy.
There are a small percentage of idiots out of control ensuring all our bills stay relatively small.
A bit like with smokers and drinkers paying massive amounts of tax and failing to receive a pension.
Surely it is the other way round, and even possibly so with this guy.
There are a small percentage of idiots out of control ensuring all our bills stay relatively small.
A bit like with smokers and drinkers paying massive amounts of tax and failing to receive a pension.
Vodafone will have to pay the premium provider, but they'll never see the money from the guy as he's unemployed and won't have the means to pay.
So other Vodafone customers will share the cost. However it's Vodafone's fault for not having a live and up to date billing and credit control system that stopped him making those calls as soon as he reached the credit limit.
Surely it is the other way round, and even possibly so with this guy.
There are a small percentage of idiots out of control ensuring all our bills stay relatively small.
A bit like with smokers and drinkers paying massive amounts of tax and failing to receive a pension.
So how does one guy who is refusing to pay his bill keep my wifes Vodafone bill down? It doesn't.
I do think that Vodafone should have some better controls though - just to protect itself from something like this happening again.
Although in this case the guy only has himself to blame for it and do doubt has some other issues that have caused this. Not really sure what the answer to solving his problems are though without forcing him to do something.
Surely it is the other way round, and even possibly so with this guy.
There are a small percentage of idiots out of control ensuring all our bills stay relatively small.
That is of course, if he pays this bill, which he probably won't. So the logic there has failed.
I was inferring that for every one of him there are 1000s running up bills of 100s of £s for the same sort of crap yet paying up.
And even this guy may well end up paying for the rest of his life.
Surely it's peoples choice what they do and don't use their phones for? And Most people 'pay up' as that is what decent people do when they use a paid service then they pay for it.
I doubt very much this guy pay anything at all now after all the coverage.
Its surely the same with Apple. They are said to be getting 71% of iPhone app income from in-app purchases.
Much of this 71% will come from a small section of suckers paying up 100s of £s. Relatively few of them will reach the level of this guy.
Its surely the same with Apple. They are said to be getting 71% of iPhone app income from in-app purchases.
Much of this 71% will come from a small section of suckers paying up 100s of £s. Relatively few of them will reach the level of this guy.
Why do you believe that someone is a 'sucker' just for buying in-game apps? Does it not depend on what you get?
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I know my provider updates their billing and I have a £20 limit on it which if I exceed it immediately stops me from making more calls or using more data. I use it as piece of mind so I know I'm not going to get a massive bill.
All providers should immediately stop any more calls being made when the credit limit is reached. My credit limit prior to asking for it to be dropped to £20 was £1000, so it would have stopped me using any more than that.
If I refresh my usage it updates in realtime on the website, why don't Vodafone have a more modern billing system like this?
That costs £450 + £175 court costs.
You have to wait for your creditors to do it if you can't afford that, but there's no point in them doing it if you don't have assets so they'll just keep chasing him for small monthly payments.
You could find it difficult getting credit for up to 15 years, and you'll still need to pay some money to creditors if you come into any money until it's discharged, you'll lose anything you own apart from clothes, car, tools, books and basic furnishings. Anything else you own goes to paying debts of your creditors.
There are a small percentage of idiots out of control ensuring all our bills stay relatively small.
A bit like with smokers and drinkers paying massive amounts of tax and failing to receive a pension.
Vodafone will have to pay the premium provider, but they'll never see the money from the guy as he's unemployed and won't have the means to pay.
So other Vodafone customers will share the cost. However it's Vodafone's fault for not having a live and up to date billing and credit control system that stopped him making those calls as soon as he reached the credit limit.
So how does one guy who is refusing to pay his bill keep my wifes Vodafone bill down? It doesn't.
I do think that Vodafone should have some better controls though - just to protect itself from something like this happening again.
Although in this case the guy only has himself to blame for it and do doubt has some other issues that have caused this. Not really sure what the answer to solving his problems are though without forcing him to do something.
I was inferring that for every one of him there are 1000s running up bills of 100s of £s for the same sort of crap yet paying up.
And even this guy may well end up paying for the rest of his life.
That is of course, if he pays this bill, which he probably won't. So the logic there has failed.
Surely it's peoples choice what they do and don't use their phones for? And Most people 'pay up' as that is what decent people do when they use a paid service then they pay for it.
I doubt very much this guy pay anything at all now after all the coverage.
Its surely the same with Apple. They are said to be getting 71% of iPhone app income from in-app purchases.
Much of this 71% will come from a small section of suckers paying up 100s of £s. Relatively few of them will reach the level of this guy.
Why do you believe that someone is a 'sucker' just for buying in-game apps? Does it not depend on what you get?
I wasn't talking about the majority. Just this "challenged" gentleman in particular.
His usage alone would equate to over 300 other people who avail of premium services on a mobile and who pay their way.
This bloke won't pay a penny.
I could have said 'punter'. But no matter, we are all pretty much all punters/suckers in some way or other.
Is "Never give a punter a dime" a more polite way of saying"never give a sucker a dime" ?
I'll allow you to think of yourself as a sucker but I know I'm not
Can't Vodafone just have a friendly chat with HMRC and get it written off?